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these are live pictures coming in from boston. boston, massachusetts. it's only just beginning. they are expecting at least 24 inches of snow, maybe even more. state of emergency has already been declared in three states, massachusetts, rhode island, and connecticut. we're watching all of this very, very closely. we'll go back to the snow, the blizzard in just a moment. he's charged with misusing campaign money and now there is word of a deal for the former congressman jesse jackson jr. lisa sylvester is monitoring that and some of the other top stories in "the situation room" right now. what's going on with this front? >> sources close to jesse jackson jr.'s family tell cnn he has signed a plea deal. he was being investigated and significant prison time. lawyers representing jackson have not returned phone calls from cnn. the pakistani teen activist shot in the head by the taliban is out of the hospital. this is surgery of her after doctors repaired two operations to repair her skull and hearing. the 15-year-old will continue her rehabilitation at the family's temporary home in
these are live pictures coming in from boston. boston, massachusetts. it's only just beginning. they are expecting at least 24 inches of snow, maybe even more. state of emergency has already been declared in three states, massachusetts, rhode island, and connecticut. we're watching all of this very, very closely. we'll go back to the snow, the blizzard in just a moment. he's charged with misusing campaign money and now there is word of a deal for the former congressman jesse jackson jr. lisa...
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more than 3 feet in boston. cnn's jason carroll is in boston. jason, i can only imagine that they are preparing to batten down the hatches. >> reporter: absolutely. get ready, here it comes, kate. behind me, one of the snowplows. there are thousands of plows like this that are on the ready, ready for the state to put to use. and take a look at this. there are hundreds of locations like this, all across the state. 10,000 tons of a salt and sand mixture, ready to be used, ready to hit the streets. the blizzard now less than 12 hours away. >> we can't stress this enough. this looks, looks like it's going to be a really big storm. >> this is the real deal. >> two storm systems making their way across the country will merge, bringing to us what could be the biggest storm of the season. >> reporter: the warnings are sobering. a potentially historic winter storm, set to slam the northeast. >> this will not be a six or seven-hour storm. this looks to be a drawn-out storm, 24 hours of snow. >> reporter: meteorologists predict snowfall in some areas could
more than 3 feet in boston. cnn's jason carroll is in boston. jason, i can only imagine that they are preparing to batten down the hatches. >> reporter: absolutely. get ready, here it comes, kate. behind me, one of the snowplows. there are thousands of plows like this that are on the ready, ready for the state to put to use. and take a look at this. there are hundreds of locations like this, all across the state. 10,000 tons of a salt and sand mixture, ready to be used, ready to hit the...
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early this afternoon in a boston neighborhood, actually not far from here, where we are in south boston, it all began early this afternoon when a father and his 12-year-old son, ashleigh, headed out like so many people did today, to clear out their car. basically what happened is the father cleared out the passenger side of the car. the young boy got cold so he decided to sit inside the car to get warm. and he had been inside the car for maybe 10, 15 minutes at the most. and he became overcome with carbon monoxide poisoning. unbeknownst to the father, the tailpipe of the car was clogled with snow. that's because a plow had come by the street. the snow, as you know in so many instances, ended up on top of the car. the car's tailpipe clogged with snow. the boy overcome. at one point, a firefighter who just happened to live in the neighborhood, octavious row, heard screams and came out to see what was going on. he was trying to help him. he looked over in the other side and saw a nurse, a 25-year-old woman who also just happened to live in the neighborhood, was giving the young boy cpr. un
early this afternoon in a boston neighborhood, actually not far from here, where we are in south boston, it all began early this afternoon when a father and his 12-year-old son, ashleigh, headed out like so many people did today, to clear out their car. basically what happened is the father cleared out the passenger side of the car. the young boy got cold so he decided to sit inside the car to get warm. and he had been inside the car for maybe 10, 15 minutes at the most. and he became overcome...
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they are using charter buses and reduced schedules to make their run between boston and new york. recovery in the housing market is picking up. prices rose at an annual rate of 7.3% in 2012 and census bureau says new home sales rocketed more than 15% from december to january. lower mortgage rates, tighter supply and a stronger economy are credited with fueling that upswing. >>> okay so hawaii conjures upping thoughts of a warm tropical beach, swaying palm trees. certainly not snow capped mountains. well hawaii got a burst of winter weather over the weekend. several inches of snow blanketed the mauna kea volcano. it's not expected to stay very long. rain and high winds followed the snow and temperatures are on the rise. what a gorgeous sight. a lot of people don't realize you can go skiing in hawaii. big island has just about every climate on the globe. desert. rain. i went to high school on the big island. a shout out to my high school the hawaii preparatory academy. >> how are you supposed to say it? >> some people say hawaii but if you're there a lot of people say hawaii. >> how
they are using charter buses and reduced schedules to make their run between boston and new york. recovery in the housing market is picking up. prices rose at an annual rate of 7.3% in 2012 and census bureau says new home sales rocketed more than 15% from december to january. lower mortgage rates, tighter supply and a stronger economy are credited with fueling that upswing. >>> okay so hawaii conjures upping thoughts of a warm tropical beach, swaying palm trees. certainly not snow...
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for boston, we've been looking at the forecast for quite some time now. we're not sure if it's going to be all rain, all snow, or mixed. it's going to be one of those heavy, wet snowfalls. our different models are saying it could be two to four inches but one of the models that we've seen for boston says you might see four to eight inches of snow. once again, wolf, we'll watch as it impacts the northeast this weekend. >> karen, thank you. >>> still ahead, details of a potential breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer. >>> first, you can blame the political gridlock right here in washington. ♪ [ male announcer ] start with a groundbreaking car. good. then invent an entirely new way to buy one. no. no. no. yes! a website that works like a wedding registry. but for a car. first, you customize it. then let people sponsor the car's parts as gifts. dad sponsors the engine for your birthday. grandma sponsors the rims for graduation. the car gets funded. then you pick up your new dodge dart at the dealership. and all that's left to do is say thanks. eas
for boston, we've been looking at the forecast for quite some time now. we're not sure if it's going to be all rain, all snow, or mixed. it's going to be one of those heavy, wet snowfalls. our different models are saying it could be two to four inches but one of the models that we've seen for boston says you might see four to eight inches of snow. once again, wolf, we'll watch as it impacts the northeast this weekend. >> karen, thank you. >>> still ahead, details of a potential...
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"the boston globe" was a little more forgiving. calling him a little howard stern and a little frank sinatra. >> some of the jokes of the evening offended people but i think that was the point. >> reporter: the village voice says what the audience got was seth macfarlane. and prime-time critics may not have been ready for it. >> the oscar audience perhaps wasn't ready and the critics weren't ready for going over the line and having someone up there who was willing to puncture pretensions, to push buttons. the ratings went up so obviously the public, as offended as they were, they kept watching till the end. >> reporter: ratings were up double digits, 19% from last year. the highest, wolf, since 2007. >> people watched. waiting for something to happen i guess. thanks very much, kyung, for that. we've just received a scary reminder, one the nation's most popular sports is very dangerous. >>> we all got a scary reminder that sometimes watching a car race can be as dangerous as driving it. a crash at daytona injured at least 28 fans. c
"the boston globe" was a little more forgiving. calling him a little howard stern and a little frank sinatra. >> some of the jokes of the evening offended people but i think that was the point. >> reporter: the village voice says what the audience got was seth macfarlane. and prime-time critics may not have been ready for it. >> the oscar audience perhaps wasn't ready and the critics weren't ready for going over the line and having someone up there who was willing to...
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john berg is with suffolk university in boston. >> it's kind of a mark of desperation. first they tried to get his mother. she made it clear she didn't want to. the joke being around is it will be the horse next. >> reporter: a source close to the romneys tells cnn tagg is thinking about it but it's unlikely. even if he runs, could he win in a state his father lost by 23 points last year? >> i think he would have a real uphill struggle. from the point of view of the republican party, it does get a name in there and, you know, with some visibility and might be better than nothing for them. but i think that his chances of actually winning are pretty low. >> reporter: still, the speculation isn't going away. even some of his own family have suggested in the past that tagg would be the next romney to run. >> who wants to follow in your grandfather's foot steps and in your dad's foot steps and be a politician? raise your hand right now. >> i'd like to follow their foot step, just not the political part. >> everyone keeps suggesting -- >> someone asked if it was important for
john berg is with suffolk university in boston. >> it's kind of a mark of desperation. first they tried to get his mother. she made it clear she didn't want to. the joke being around is it will be the horse next. >> reporter: a source close to the romneys tells cnn tagg is thinking about it but it's unlikely. even if he runs, could he win in a state his father lost by 23 points last year? >> i think he would have a real uphill struggle. from the point of view of the republican...
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flights resume sunday at boston's logan airport. and amtrak has restored limited service. >>> okay. in california the bakersfield condors, well, they had an idea. let's have a real condor perched on the ice when the national anthem in the game last weekend. it didn't work out so well. you can see the condor -- oh, boy. he had several other ideas. he and his trainer, they reached the center of the ice, but the bird kept trying to run away. the trainer slipped more than once, got some bumps and bruises, but went on. aye, aye, aye. with another performance during the intermission. the bird, by the way, just for the record, in case people are wondering, the bird is fine. but that just shows you, it sounded like a great idea, wolf. just not in practice. right? >> exactly. and you don't mess with a condor. especially on the ice. >> yeah. that's a really large bird. he's got other ideas, definitely, wolf. >> pretty bird, too. the bird can fly, too. all right. thank you. >>> all right. so all eyes are on the vatican right now. in the coming weeks they'll be looking for the smoke that will s
flights resume sunday at boston's logan airport. and amtrak has restored limited service. >>> okay. in california the bakersfield condors, well, they had an idea. let's have a real condor perched on the ice when the national anthem in the game last weekend. it didn't work out so well. you can see the condor -- oh, boy. he had several other ideas. he and his trainer, they reached the center of the ice, but the bird kept trying to run away. the trainer slipped more than once, got some...